Episode guide
Squid Game: Season 1
9 episodes · premiered Sep 17, 2021
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
- Episode 1: Red Light, Green Light Sep 17, 2021 · 1h 1m · TMDB 8.3 Hoping to win easy money, a broke and desperate Gi-hun agrees to take part in an enigmatic game. Not long into the first round, unforeseen horrors unfold.
- Episode 2: Hell Sep 17, 2021 · 1h 3m · TMDB 8.2 Split on whether to continue or quit, the group holds a vote. But their realities in the outside world may prove to be just as unforgiving as the game.
- Episode 3: The Man with the Umbrella Sep 17, 2021 · 55m · TMDB 8.3 A few players enter the next round — which promises equal doses of sweet and deadly — with hidden advantages. Meanwhile, Jun-ho sneaks his way inside.
- Episode 4: Stick to the Team Sep 17, 2021 · 55m · TMDB 8.4 As alliances form among the players, no one is safe in the dorm after lights-out. The third game challenges Gi-hun's team to think strategically.
- Episode 5: A Fair World Sep 17, 2021 · 52m · TMDB 8.1 Gi-hun and his team take turns keeping guard through the night. The masked men encounter trouble with their co-conspirators.
- Episode 6: Gganbu Sep 17, 2021 · 1h 2m · TMDB 8.8 Players pair off for the fourth game. Gi-hun grapples with a moral dilemma, Sang-woo chooses self-preservation and Sae-byeok shares her untold story.
- Episode 7: VIPS Sep 17, 2021 · 58m · TMDB 8.1 The Masked Leader welcomes VIP guests to the facility for a front-row viewing of the show. In the fifth game, some players crack under pressure.
- Episode 8: Front Man Sep 17, 2021 · 33m · TMDB 8.2 Ahead of the last round, distrust and disgust run deep among the finalists. Jun-ho makes a getaway, determined to expose the game's dirty secrets.
- Episode 9: One Lucky Day Sep 17, 2021 · 56m · TMDB 7.9 The final round presents another cruel test — but this time, how it ends depends on just one player. The game's creator steps out of the shadows.